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in lafayette, elissa harrington cbs 5. >>> it's 4:31 now. this morning, road crews will be assessing damage from yet another sinkhole that opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vine hill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt underneath vinehill gave way just before noon yesterday. and now one entire lane is gone and the rest of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing under supporting the pavement now. one resident says he lost several trees in the collapse as debris rolled down the hill. >>> you can see that the whole road has been undermined and there's a lot of water flowing through and we have lost, you know, half the road. >> long-time residents say they have never seen anything like this at all. it's not clear how long that road will stay closed. >>> flood warnings for the napa river were canceled yesterday afternoon to the relief of residents nearby. they prepared for the worse putting sandbags around their properties. rain brought the water level within three feet of going over the banks. and this was the r
in lafayette, elissa harrington cbs 5. >>> it's 4:31 now. this morning, road crews will be assessing damage from yet another sinkhole that opened up yesterday in the santa cruz mountains on vine hill road near the summit of highway 17. the dirt underneath vinehill gave way just before noon yesterday. and now one entire lane is gone and the rest of the road is in jeopardy because there's nothing under supporting the pavement now. one resident says he lost several trees in the collapse...
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cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in lafayette to show us the status of some of the repair work. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. behind me is some of that heavy equipment being used to repair the road and as you can imagine there is a lot of work to be done. east bay m.u.d., pg&e, sanitation crews and city official have all been out here to the scene of this giant sinkhole. so far they have been clearing debris while making sure residents can still get gas and water service. those lines were damaged. they have had to temporarily run some of the lines above ground. this sinkhole is 80 feet long, 40 feet wide and 15 feet deep. it opened up on sunday following some heavy rains and the lafayette creek which runs under part of the road flooded eroded the ground and caused it to fall. the next storm, however, right around the corner. it will roll in later on today. so the city and engineers have come up with a plan to put in a temporary culvert a permanent fix taking months. >> bottom line is there's going to be a hole in the ground here for a long time. and mountain view driv
cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is in lafayette to show us the status of some of the repair work. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. behind me is some of that heavy equipment being used to repair the road and as you can imagine there is a lot of work to be done. east bay m.u.d., pg&e, sanitation crews and city official have all been out here to the scene of this giant sinkhole. so far they have been clearing debris while making sure residents can still get gas and water...
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cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is over at ucsf this morning. that's where the governor is undergoing treatment. he joins us with the latest. >> reporter: for the next month, governor brown will receive daily radiation treatments here at ucsf medical center. his office announced yesterday that he is battling early stage prostate cancer. they say it has not spread and has a very high cure rate. the 74-year-old governor will keep his full work schedule during his treatments and doctors say there should not be any serious side effects. the governor was treated for skin cancer last year. these illnesses are common with age. the governor will receive radiation treatments at ucsf medical center and is not expected to have serious side effects. >> monday through friday, each day for about 10 minutes a day the treatments are painless. he comes in, lays on the table with a linear accelerator, gets the treatment and doesn't feel anything from it. it doesn't slow him down in that way. >> reporter: doctors say his chances for recovery are excellent. the tre
cbs 5 reporter elissa harrington is over at ucsf this morning. that's where the governor is undergoing treatment. he joins us with the latest. >> reporter: for the next month, governor brown will receive daily radiation treatments here at ucsf medical center. his office announced yesterday that he is battling early stage prostate cancer. they say it has not spread and has a very high cure rate. the 74-year-old governor will keep his full work schedule during his treatments and doctors say...
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in lafayette, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> the storm washed out a road in the santa cruz mountains. vine hill road off highway 17 in scotts valley will be closed indefinitely. crews don't know how long it will take to fix that. track the rain anytime with however hi-def doppler radar on our website, cbssf.com/weather. >>> time for traffic now. muni had a few problems. >> everything is on time. no delays for mass transit this morning. not so good on the altamont pass this morning. westbound 580 loaded up, brake lights out of tracy as you work your way into livermore and towards the dublin-pleasanton interchange. let's check antioch westbound 4 both directions loaded up. eastbound roadwork that should be wrapped up. it's slow through there. westbound slow through love ridge. better at the eastshore freeway. south bay so far, so good along 237. no delays westbound between 880 and one. looking good on 101 through the south bay heading into san jose. lawrence expressway we have reports of traffic control at that intersection. heading a-longated eight traffic clear toward the maze, southb
in lafayette, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> the storm washed out a road in the santa cruz mountains. vine hill road off highway 17 in scotts valley will be closed indefinitely. crews don't know how long it will take to fix that. track the rain anytime with however hi-def doppler radar on our website, cbssf.com/weather. >>> time for traffic now. muni had a few problems. >> everything is on time. no delays for mass transit this morning. not so good on the altamont pass this...
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in san francisco, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> we want to go back to cbs 5 reporter linda yee who asked what can legendary lawman william bratton do for the city of oakland? here's her story. >> reporter: he's riding into oakland with his legendary reputation of being the country's toughest crime fighter. every year, bill bratton was the chief of los angeles police, violent crime was reduced. his changes started with the officers in his own department. >> some saturday nights there were no gang units work in the city. that's going to end. >> reporter: bratton put his sights on the most crime-ridden areas of the city flooding them with hundreds of officers and conducted regular street sweeps. oakland wants him to build an anticrime road map here. >> he is going to have free rein. >> reporter: city leaders admit crime south of control. within hours of yesterday's announcement, three more people were killed. city leaders admit crime is out of chrome. oakland is still working to hire a court ordered director to oversee the police department. its troubles date back to the rider
in san francisco, elissa harrington, cbs 5. >> thank you. >>> we want to go back to cbs 5 reporter linda yee who asked what can legendary lawman william bratton do for the city of oakland? here's her story. >> reporter: he's riding into oakland with his legendary reputation of being the country's toughest crime fighter. every year, bill bratton was the chief of los angeles police, violent crime was reduced. his changes started with the officers in his own department....